Washington's Living Circumstances

Kent County Public Schools Overview

Washington College located in Kent County Public Schools area. A total of 8,025 households are located in Kent County Public Schools area. Among them, 1,562 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.83 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 4,286 and 4,440 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.60% (643) of residents are non-citizens and 6.49% (1,160) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Kent County Public Schools, Maryland
Household	8,025
Population	17,875
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,562 (19.46%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	4,286
Total Students	4,440
Pre-Kindergarten	202
Kindergarten	294
Grade 1-8	1,369
Grade 9-12	773
College/Graduate School	1,802
Veterans	16,433
Non-citizen	643
Non-English Home Language	1,160
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

16,713 residents are over the age of 16 and 9,728 people are in labor force. Among them, 9,707 people are in civilian labor force and 21 are in armed labor force. 9,304 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Kent County Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,116	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	6,250	68.56%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	827	9.07%
Public transportation	141	1.55%
Walked	854	9.37%
Other method	131	1.44%
Worked from home	913	10.02%
Average Commute Time	27 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,304	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,525	37.89%
Service	1,849	19.87%
Sales and office	2,021	21.72%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	904	9.72%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,005	10.80%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,304	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	649	6.98%
Construction	453	4.87%
Manufacturing	898	9.65%
Wholesale trade	159	1.71%
Retail trade	1,018	10.94%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	304	3.27%
Information	55	0.59%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	435	4.68%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	912	9.80%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,211	23.76%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,067	11.47%
Other services, except public administration	521	5.60%
Public administration	622	6.69%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,304	-
Private wage and salary workers	7,021	75.46%
Government workers	1,395	14.99%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	878	9.44%
Unpaid family workers	10	0.11%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $86,130 for the 8,025 households in Kent County Public Schools area, Maryland. The average income of a single worker is $31,544. 18,156 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.75%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	8,025	-
Less than $10,000	405	5.05%
$10,000 - $14,999	374	4.66%
$15,000 - $24,999	729	9.08%
$25,000 - $34,999	841	10.48%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,176	14.65%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,175	14.64%
$75,000 - $99,999	851	10.60%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,313	16.36%
$150,000 - $199,999	542	6.75%
More than $200,000	619	7.71%
Median Household Income	$58,598	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$86,130	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,847	-
Less than $10,000	131	2.70%
$10,000 - $14,999	102	2.10%
$15,000 - $24,999	207	4.27%
$25,000 - $34,999	392	8.09%
$35,000 - $49,999	633	13.06%
$50,000 - $74,999	718	14.81%
$75,000 - $99,999	597	12.32%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,080	22.28%
$150,000 - $199,999	470	9.70%
More than $200,000	517	10.67%

Median Family Income	$84,525	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$109,194	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,544	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$57,072	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$57,072	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	19,161	-
With health insurance coverage	18,156	94.75%
Public coverage	8,497	44.35%
Private health insurance	13,079	68.26%
Without health insurance coverage	1,005	5.25%

Housing

There are 10,686 housing units in Kent County Public Schools area, Maryland with 8,025 units (75.10%) occupied. 5,557 houses (69.25%) are occupied by owner and 2,468 houses (30.75%) are rented. The average housing value is $249,900 and the average rental cost is $1,007. 87 houses (0.81%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,914 houses (27.27%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,686	-
Occupied	8,025	75.10%
Owner Occupied	5,557	69.25%
Renter Occupied	2,468	30.75%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	8,530	79.82%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	445	4.16%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,413	13.22%
Mobile Homes	298	2.79%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,686	-
Built 2014 or later	87	0.81%
Built 2010 - 2013	253	2.37%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,450	13.57%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,503	14.07%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,607	15.04%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,196	11.19%
Built 1960 - 1969	977	9.14%
Built 1950 - 1959	699	6.54%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,914	27.27%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,686	-
1 room	50	0.47%
2 rooms	158	1.48%
3 rooms	464	4.34%
4 rooms	963	9.01%
5 rooms	1,764	16.51%
6 rooms	2,125	19.89%
7 rooms	1,940	18.15%
8 rooms	1,433	13.41%
9 rooms or more	1,789	16.74%
Median Number of Rooms	6.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,686	-
no bedroom	50	0.47%
1 bedroom	626	5.86%
2 bedrooms	2,310	21.62%
3 bedrooms	5,394	50.48%
4 bedrooms	1,685	15.77%
5 bedrooms or more	621	5.81%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,557	-
Less than $50,000	118	2.12%
$50,000 - $99,999	208	3.74%
$100,000 - $149,999	509	9.16%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,080	19.43%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,458	26.24%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,259	22.66%
$500,000 - $999,999	655	11.79%
$1,000,000 or more	270	4.86%
Median House Value	$249,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,171	-
Less than $500	298	13.73%
$500 - $999	772	35.56%
$1,000 - $1,499	775	35.70%
$1,500 - $1,999	185	8.52%
$2,000 - $2,499	54	2.49%
$2,500 - $2,999	4	0.18%
$3,000 or more	83	3.82%
Median Rental Costs	$1,007	-

Demographic

A total of 19,536 people lives in Kent County Public Schools area, Maryland with 9,294 male and 10,242 female. The males to female ratio is 47.57 to 52.43. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	19,536	-
Male	9,294	47.57%
Female	10,242	52.43%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	19,536	-
Under 5 years	779	3.99%
5 - 9 years	923	4.72%
10 - 14 years	843	4.32%
15 - 19 years	1,560	7.99%
20 - 24 years	1,498	7.67%
25 - 34 years	1,940	9.93%
35 - 44 years	1,661	8.50%
45 - 54 years	2,256	11.55%
55 - 59 years	1,537	7.87%
60 - 64 years	1,419	7.26%
65 - 74 years	2,821	14.44%
75 - 84 years	1,561	7.99%
85 years and older	738	3.78%
Median Age	48.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	19,536	-
One Race	19,087	97.70%
White	15,774	80.74%
Black or African American	2,787	14.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native	26	0.13%
Asian	228	1.17%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6	0.03%
Other	266	1.36%

Two or more races	449	2.30%
White and Black or African American	285	1.46%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	55	0.28%
White and Asian	58	0.30%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	5	0.03%